Train Breaks Down

Train Breaks Down
Most beautiful picture from taxi as we wind down the road. Taxi finally picked us up on the side of the road after 1-11/2 hrs waiting for train waiting to move again. Never happened.

The Brothel

The Brothel
One did not say a word when entering the brothel; they just pointed to a picture. The beds were made of cement. Most uncomfortable looking things that I've seen.

Plaster Cast

Plaster Cast
Archeologists made plaster casts from the space left by the deteriorated body of volcano victim

IL Porcelino

IL Porcelino
Looking wind blown, I need to visit this little guy so that I can return to Florence someday.

Florence Dinner Out

Florence Dinner Out
Danilo and Prof. Mustafaga at our end; we held our own eating and drinking the wine.

Florence Night Out

Florence Night Out
Nicole, Prof. Mustafaga, Danilo, Clint and Ben are at this end of the table. We ate our share; the other end could not compete and they were one stomach up on us.

Florence Night Out

Florence Night Out
Ben and Clint the eaters of the group

Florence Night Out

Florence Night Out
John, Eric & Dana

Florence

Florence
View from roof-top cafe'

View from the Spanish Steps

View from the Spanish Steps

Door Contest

Door Contest
My door (301) won 1st prize - 10e phonecard. Incorporated pictures from home and grapes, figs and olives ( the products of Italy)

Danilo prepared for Florence

Danilo prepared for Florence
The height of Italian male fashion

At the Colosseum: I said no; but we got sucked in anyway for 5e

At the Colosseum: I said no; but we got sucked in anyway for 5e
Pamella's gladiator fright

Florence

Florence
Santa Maria del Fiore - We attended Mass in this church. Haven't figured out how to rotate on this program yet.

Day 1 in Rome

Day 1 in Rome
The Colosseum

Wk #2 Class: 225

Wk #2 Class: 225
Uh- how many? No, no, I"ll take the picture; you guys go on. 120, 121, 122. . . 125!

Wk #2 Class: 225

Wk #2 Class: 225
On the balcony of the museum

Wk #2 Class 225

Wk #2 Class 225
The She-wolf Myth: It is believed that a she-wolf found the two babies abandoned in a cave; she went on to nourish them to survival. They grew up known as Romulus and Remus. It is said that Romulus founded Roma and Remus either died or he founded Sienna (the myth is not clear about Remus).

Wk #2 Class: 225

Wk #2 Class: 225
Venus or Cleopatra? Recently, archeologists concluded that this is Cleopatra and not Venus. She is made of white marble, and the face is more in the form of Cleopatra. She is believed to date back to 1 bc. Archeologists found two clues to the identity of the sculpture. 1) the serpent on the vase indicates that she is of royalty (difficult to see in this picture; and 2) the crease from under the bust down to the belly button indicates that she recently gave birth. I believe that the sculpture of the piece is unknown. The iconography of the piece is that she became Marc Antony's wife. Even after financing his crusade, Cleopatra represents the downfall of Marc Antony. The argument presented against Antony is that he was a rogue for leaving his wife to be with Cleopatra in Alexandria; according to Wikipedia, it is said that he "went native." When summoned to Rome by the Emperor, he ignored the summons.

Roma City Scape

Thursday, February 25, 2010

490 WEEK #1

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25:

WE VISITED THE ROMAN BATHS OF CARACALLA

IT IS AMAZING THAT WE ALL CONTINUALLY COMMENT ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES OF THE ROMANS. TWO OF THE ROOMS WERE LIBRARIES. ONE LIBRARY CARRIED ROMAN BOOKS AND THE OTHER CONSISTED OF GREEK BOOKS. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE BATHS ACTUALLY HAD A ROOM SIMILAR TO A SAUNA TO CLEAN THE PORES; THEN THE PERSON MOVED ON TO THE TEPID ROOM AND THEN TO THE COLD ROOM TO CLOSE THE PORES. THERE ARE ACTUALLY PIECES OF FLOORING AND MOSAICS THAT WERE EXCAVATED AND ON DISPLAY. THE BASEMENT HAD 25 STOVES TO HEAT THE BATHS. THEY SAY THAT THE WALLS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH. WHILE IN INTRO TO ART, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ROMAN'S BUILDING ARCHES TO DISTRIBUTE THE WEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, BUT I COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY WERE. I FOUND OUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY BEHIND THE WALLS. IT WAS JUST AMAZING
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  1. professor MMarch 1, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Pam, Interesting description of the baths, but this was not the prompt for the journal blog for this course for this week. The prompt was, Is health care a right or a privilege?

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